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Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh; For youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
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Sin Is the Root of Sorrow
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon emphasize that you cannot truly "remove sorrow from your heart" without also "putting away evil from your flesh." The verse links inner turmoil with sinful actions. To find lasting happiness and peace, one must address the root cause—sin—through God's grace, not just try to manage the symptoms of sadness or anger.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The preceding exhortation to a life of labor in the sight of God is now addressed especially to the active and the young; and is enforced by anothe…
19th Century
Anglican
Sorrow. —See Note on Ecclesiastes 7:3.
Youth. —The word does not occur elsewhere in the Old Testament; but …
Baptist
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
Remove sorrow,<…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart Worldly sorrow, as opposed to lawful mirth and cheerfulness, and especially to sp…
Life is sweet to bad men, because they have their portion in this life; it is sweet to good men, because it is the time of preparation for a better…
